the vice presidential debate is set to start at 6:00 p.m. tonight. ktvu will carry it live and immediately after the debate there will be a 30 minute addition of ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a positive progress report today. half of california schools met the achievement goals. the superintendent visited sacramento schools today to share this. >> we had a terrible budget situation, and yet somehow the parents and the teachers and the administration are building success. >> middle schools made the most progress, followed by high schools. >> when it comes to the baseball playoffs, it doesn't get better than this. game 5 for the a's and the tigers. ktvu's 10-p is live -- ken pritchett is live. folks there are pumped up. >> reporter: they are. when the a's returned on tuesday, we talked to fans and they predicted a win that 98, -- that night. will the a's like the giants advance in the playoffs tonight? here are the a's before batting practice. tossing the ball. a team that doesn't look nervous about tonight's defining game 5 but the fans last night were on